Trace metal content in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa: Differential accumulation in plant organs

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-128

  Llagostera, I ^a   Perez M ^a   Romero, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Mediterranean bay; Monitoring; Trace metal

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; RHIZOME; ROOT; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT; TRACE METAL;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA;

EID: 79959956966     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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